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Friday, December 28, 2012

Girl Time

It started with one of
those emails, you know the one where you have to forward it to eight close
girlfriends.

I sat in front of the
computer and struggled to come up with eight names.How sad is that? And how different from a few
years ago, when my challenge would have been how to narrow it down.

So what has happened since
then to impact my friendships with other women? Much of it is really part of
the normal progression of life – some have moved, others are retired and we no
longer share the same interests; sadly a few have died and then there’s a
couple where we just fell out, and we’ve never tried to repair the damage.

Sad really. It also speaks
to a busy life where much of my focus has been on running my business, being
there for my family and keeping my home relatively organized.

But this whole process of
naming friends has made me realize that setting aside time for girlfriends is
all important and in 2013 that is just what I intend to do.And it is not just the
existing friendships, but making an effort to reach out and make new ones too.

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About Me

Originally from Scotland, I emigrated to Canada over 30 years ago. I've had an eclectic career from running non-profit organizations, working for government on women's issues, to being editor of a magazine.

For past ten years have been running Company of Women, an organization that supports and connects women entrepreneurs.